According to
Nigerian Air Force spokesman Ibikunle Daramola, Arotile died on 14 July 2020 as a result of head injuries sustained in a
road traffic accident at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna State, when she was inadvertently hit by the vehicle of a former Air Force Secondary School classmate who was trying to greet her. The way the accident occurred prompted a call for investigation from Nigerians. Others called it "suspicious". She was buried on 23 July 2020 at the Military
Cemetery, Airport Road,
Abuja. The Nigerian Air Force revealed that no
autopsy was carried out on her before she was buried, because the circumstances surrounding her death were clear, and there were witnesses who were present during the accident. The force said that her family wanted to move on quickly and did not demand an
autopsy, noting that the family were comfortable with the force's investigation. The
investigation was later transferred to the
Nigeria Police Force on 24 July 2020. == References ==